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Meneer van Woord

Verhalenverteller

Stories

the repertoire

Stories

Each tale is a world unto itself — drawn from folklore, personal memory, and the quiet truths we share when the lights go dim.

featured tales

AI_IMAGE: A mystical lantern glowing warm amber light on a forest path at dusk, surrounded by ancient twisted oak trees with moss-covered roots. Fireflies drift through the misty air. The scene has a warm, earthy palette with deep browns, golden ambers, and forest greens. Painterly style with subtle film grain texture. | digital-art | landscape

The Wanderer’s Lantern

Origin: Central European folklore — Duration: 45 minutes

A traveler carries a lantern that shows not the road ahead, but the road already walked. As he journeys through villages and forests, he discovers that the past is not a burden to carry but a map to follow. A meditation on memory, regret, and the courage to keep moving forward when the path disappears.

This story works especially well in outdoor evening settings where natural light fades during the telling. It has been performed at over sixty festivals and always closes to silence — the deepest applause a storyteller can receive.

AI_IMAGE: A single weathered stone sitting atop a misty hillside at dawn, with concentric sound waves radiating outward from it like ripples in water. The landscape is rolling grassland with scattered wildflowers. Warm amber and soft grey tones, atmospheric morning mist. Evocative and ethereal, with a sense of quiet power. | digital-art | landscape

The Stone That Sang

Origin: Breton oral tradition — Duration: 30 minutes

In a village where no one listens, a stone begins to hum. At first it is dismissed — stones do not sing, after all. But one child hears the melody and follows it to the edge of the known world, where she discovers that the earth has been trying to speak for a very long time.

A folk tale about the power of paying attention — and the cost of ignoring what the world tries to say. Ideal for school performances and family festivals. Features audience participation in the humming chorus.

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The Full Repertoire

AI_IMAGE: Three silhouetted female figures standing on a windswept cliff edge, their long hair and flowing garments streaming dramatically in the wind. Below them is a turbulent sea with crashing waves. The sky has streaks of amber and deep indigo. The mood is powerful and mythic, with warm earth tones contrasted against deep blues. | digital-art | landscape

Daughters of the Wind

Three sisters cast to the edges of the world must each learn a different language — of storms, of silence, and of the sea.

AI_IMAGE: A red fox wearing a tiny crown of wildflowers, standing in a sunlit forest clearing with scattered autumn leaves. Warm golden light streams through birch trees. A ring of small mushrooms forms a fairy circle around the fox. Earthy warm tones with touches of crimson and gold. Whimsical and magical atmosphere. | digital-art | landscape

The Fox’s Wedding

When a clever fox invites the forest to a feast, the guests discover the invitation was never about food — it was about forgiveness.

AI_IMAGE: A winding river flowing through an ancient stone gorge at twilight, with the water's surface reflecting ghostly silhouettes of figures from different historical eras. Mist rises from the water. Colors are subdued amber, deep slate, and moonlit silver. The atmosphere is haunting and beautiful, with a sense of deep time. | digital-art | landscape

The River Remembers

A river that has flowed for a thousand years carries the voices of everyone who has ever stood on its banks. One night, it speaks.

Stories can be tailored for specific audiences and occasions. For schools, festivals, corporate events, or private gatherings — every performance is crafted to suit the moment.